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 | Volcanic activity, both past and present, is subject to continuous study and analysis in the search for improved land-use planning, so that hazards and risk areas are minimised.
Authorities often need data over volcanic areas not only to monitor eruptions, but also to produce maps and thematic diagrams predicting the potential risk to the surrounding area. Remote sensing data can detect lithologic differences, vegetation changes and altimetric variations following volcanic events, as well as the extent and growth of urban centres in endangered areas.
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Volcano World The Web's best source of volcano information. |
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Smithsonian Institution The Global Volcanism Program (GVP) seeks better understanding of all volcanoes through documenting their eruptions--small as well as large--during the past 10,000 years. |
| The Electronic Volcano The Electronic Volcano is a window into the world of information on active volcanoes. From here you can find material on active volcanoes worldwide, maps, photographs and unabridged versions of dissertations and rare documents. Furthermore, the Electronic Volcano can guide you to resources in libraries or on other information servers. | |
| Space Radar Images of the Earth, Volcanoes Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR) is a joint U.S.-German-Italian project that uses a sophisticated imaging radar to capture images of Earth, which are useful to scientists across a wide range of disciplines. | |
| Weekly Volcanic Activity Report The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report is a cooperative project between the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and the US Geological Survey's Volcano Hazards Program. | |
| US Geological Survey Volcano Hazard Program Volcano Hazard Program. Strategy for reducing risk. | |
| Volcano Events NOAA volcano products include multichannel colour composite imagery showing ash clouds and hotspots from lava flow. | |
| NORVOL The Nordic Volcanological Institute, Iceland |
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